I should point out that the FT-1 concept was unveiled at Detroit in 2014, a mere couple of months after the Tokyo show. The lack of a Supra at this year’s edition is disappointing, no doubt, but not entirely unusual for the company.

Bangle was the head of design and oversaw the development of new models and the overall BMW design language. He didn’t actually pen those cars.

Actually, it’s technically correct, since that’s the Cantonese variation, which originated in Guangdong.

That’s actually the Everest, but it is based on the Ranger, yes. The Territory is based on the Falcon.

The problem, I think, isn’t just that each new Audi looks almost exactly the same as before, but by and large – with perhaps the exception of the new A4 – they’re also examples of bad design.

A million times yes, but it has to be in a specific spec for me. Never cared for the original ten-spoke wheels, but the five-spoke lightweight forged wheels that came with the Sports Pack (as in the image above) suited the design to a tee. Also nice was the 2008 update that gave it Vantage mirrors and the DBS’…

It sounds impressive on YouTube, with the camera fairly close to the car, but you wouldn't be able to hear it at all in a televised race. Have you actually heard these turbo V6 F1 cars in person? They're still ferociously loud.

Tata's been on there too.

Not might, does. The F10 M5 weighs more than quite a few variants of the E38.

An M7 using M5 tech wouldn't make a lot of sense, as the twin-turbo V8 of the M5 has only 23 more horsepower than the 760i. That engine is already highly-tuned, so extracting more horsepower would sacrifice the low-speed tractability a 7 Series needs. There has been rumours (it's been on again, off again for ages) of…

To be fair, marginal side impact and whiplash scores or not, the i3 still managed to score 86% for adult protection, which is pretty good (it certainly didn't stop the Infiniti Q50 that was tested in the same batch from getting five stars). Its child protection score was good too, at 81%.

They updated the test in 2009 to roll all test results (adult, child, and pedestrian protection) into a single rating. This means that a car rated with five stars nowadays have scored well across the board. They also added a whiplash test (i.e. rear-ending), which was one of the areas the i3 stumbled in. Also, like…

It's the doors that failed to hold up. The i3 still scored well in the frontal collision test, indicating that the shell itself is stiff enough, just not the doors.

It's the doors that failed to hold up. The i3 still scored well in the frontal collision test, indicating that the shell itself is stiff enough, just not the doors.

It's the doors that failed to hold up. The i3 still scored well in the frontal collision test, indicating that the shell itself is stiff enough, just not the doors.

My mum has an iPad, she let my 5-year-old cousin play with it once and now the kid thinks it's hers and insists that she plays on it every time she comes over.